Richard Sneider

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Richard Lee Sneider (June 29, 1922 – August 16, 1986) was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to South Korea and .

Sneider served in the United States Army during World War II. He got his undergraduate degree from Brown University and a graduate degree from Columbia University. He held various assignments in Japan and at state department headquarters in Washington, D.C.

References[]

  • "Sneider, Ex-Diplomat, Dies". The New York Times. 1986-08-16.
  • United States Social Security Death Index: Richard Sneider
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to South Korea
1974–1978
Succeeded by
William H. Gleysteen, Jr.


Retrieved from ""